Bsbwhs501a assessment answer

You are going to be assessed for:

 Your skills and knowledge using written and observation activities that apply to your

workplace.

 Your ability to apply your learning.

 Your ability to recognise common principles and actively use these on the job.

You will receive an overall result of Competent or Not Yet Competent for the assessment of this

unit. The assessment is a competency based assessment, which has no pass or fail. You are either

competent or not yet competent. Not Yet Competent means that you still are in the process of

understanding and acquiring the skills and knowledge required to be marked competent. The

assessment process is made up of a number of assessment methods. You are required to achieve

a satisfactory result in each of these to be deemed competent overall.

All of your assessment and training is provided as a positive learning tool. Your assessor will

guide your learning and provide feedback on your responses to the assessment. For valid and

reliable assessment of this unit, a range of assessment methods will be used to assess practical

skills and knowledge.

Your assessment may be conducted through a combination of the following methods:

 Written Activity

 Case Study

 Observation

 Questions

 Third Party Report

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The assessment tool for this unit should be completed within the specified time period following

the delivery of the unit. If you feel you are not yet ready for assessment, discuss this with your

trainer and assessor.

To be successful in this unit you will need to relate your learning to your workplace. You may be

required to demonstrate your skills and be observed by your assessor in your workplace

environment. Some units provide for a simulated work environment and your trainer and

assessor will outline the requirements in these instances.

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ELEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Establish a WHS

management system in a work

area

1.1 Locate, adapt, adopt and communicate WHS policies that

clearly define the organisation’s commitment to complying

with WHS legislation

1.2 Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all

workplace personnel according to WHS legislation, policies,

procedures and programs

1.3 Identify and approve financial and human resources required

by the WHS management system (WHSMS)

2. Establish and maintain

effective and compliant

participation arrangements for

managing WHS in a work area

2.1 Work with workers and their representatives to set up and

maintain participation arrangements according to relevant WHS

legislation

2.2 Appropriately resolve issues raised through participation and

consultation arrangements according to relevant WHS legislation

2.3 Promptly provide information about the outcomes of

participation and consultation to workers and ensure it is easy

for them to access and understand

3. Establish and maintain

procedures for effectively

identifying hazards, and

assessing and controlling risks

in a work area

3.1 Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and

assessment and control of associated risks

3.2 Include hazard identification at the planning, design and

evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that

new hazards are not created by the proposed changes and

existing hazards are controlled

3.3 Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and

implementing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control

and WHS legislative requirements

3.4 Identify inadequacies in existing risk controls according to

the hierarchy of control and WHS legislative requirements, and

promptly provide resources to enable implementation of new

measures

3.5 Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, and request

this advice as required

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4. Evaluate and maintain a

WHS management system

4.1 Develop and provide a WHS induction and training program

for all workers as part of the organisation’s training program

4.2 Use a system for WHS recordkeeping to allow identification

of patterns of occupational injury and disease in the

organisation, and to maintain a record of WHS decisions made,

including reasons for the decision

4.3 Measure and evaluate the WHSMS in line with the

organisation’s quality systems framework

4.4 Develop and implement improvements to